For the first time ever, I've made a complete list of my CD's. It's too difficult to decide what to grab when I'm just looking at shelf after shelf of 1/4" spines and 3 point text.

For the past 3 weeks, I've been having all day single artist festivals while at work. It's easier than picking out a dozen separate things to listen to.

So, here, for all to pith, is my current musical DNA by artist only. Had I not abandoned my vinyl in Cochise County in 1993, the list would include at least 100 more artists and another 900 titles. No Traffic, Blue Cheer; MC5; Talking Heads; Dave Mason, Stones, Spooky Tooth, Bloodwyn Pig; The Fabulous Poodles, Sparks, Ultimate Spinach (WTF?) and a host of others I guess I never missed enough to replace on CD.

If I own(ed) the complete artist's catalog, it is noted by an asterisk.

BobKay, as soon as I saw "No Traffic", I stopped. How can you go through life with no 'Low Spark of High Heeled Boys?

I jest, we actually overlap about 70%. But there are some strange holes. You have Zeppelin's entire catalog, but actively reject the Stones; both legandary blues based bands. Tom Petty, but no Traveling wilburys. Styx & AC/DC, but no Aerosmith. Cream, but no Clapton. And no Little Feat, just because. I think you have some explaining to do.

J.B., interesting list. But no "Kind of Blue"? I had completely forgotten about Beausoleil. I remember liking them way back when, probably college. But somehow they never made my album to CD transition. I'll have to pick one up. Any suggestion for choosing just one CD?